Patents by Inventor Geraldine Duffy

Geraldine Duffy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rapid detection of bacteria liquid cultures
    Patent number: 6203996
    Abstract: A means for the rapid detection of bacteria from a liquid culture or slurry is described. A membrane mounted on a solid support is immersed in a liquid culture for a time sufficient to allow bacteria to adhere to the membrane, the membrane is removed from the culture and the number of bacteria adhering to the membrane is counted. The membrane may be either an inanimate membrane or a biological membrane. A test kit for use in the method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Teagasc, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority
    Inventors: Geraldine Duffy, James Sheridan